Bike Clubs

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Timothy Phillips

Travis Nichols tears down Beacon Hill.

Baddlands Cycling Club Founded in 1988, the Baddlands Cycling Club's biggest claim to fame is the weekly Twilight Series that it hosts at various venues in the Spokane area to support local racing. The group also has a variety of weekly rides, and most members participate in other area races. 418 E. Pacific Ave., Suite 101, Spokane • Wash. • 456-0432 • baddlands.org

Bike Hub Follow The Bike Hub on Facebook to find out about bike rides — mostly at night — that the shop hosts each week. Rides take off from a variety of locations and include road rides and mountain biking. 1403 W. First Ave. , Spokane • Wash. • 474-1260 • thebikehubspokane.com/

Evergreen East With the same mission as its predecessor, the Fat Tire Trail Riders, this group focuses on the development and maintenance of mountain bike trails in the area. Membership means access to more trails, discounts on gear and classes, and knowing that your money supports building and maintaining more trails in our region. Spokane • Wash. • evergreeneast.org

North Division Bicycle Shop Ride the Chase the Sun Loop, tackle Rock Lake or head wherever the riders from North Division Bicycle Shop decide to take you as part of their weekly scheduled rides. Stop in the shop, or follow them on Facebook to see where they're headed this week. 10503 N. Division St., Spokane • Wash. • 467-2453 • northdivision.com

Pend Oreille Pedalers The Pedalers are a nonprofit group based in Sandpoint whose goal is to improve bicycling opportunities in North Idaho. They organize road and mountain biking rides each month, in addition to work days to improve local trails. Sandpoint • Idaho • pendoreillepedalers.com

Spokane Bicycle Club Founded in 1985, the Spokane Bicycle Club organizes rides on most days of the week from March to November, and bikers of all levels are welcome. Each ride is posted on the club website with pace, distance and terrain information. Spokane • Wash. • 990-1474 • spokanebicycleclub.org

Team Two-Wheel Transit Join Two-Wheel Transit's shop rides at 5:30 pm on Thursdays in the summertime. Aside from the fun rides starting at their Perry Street location, it's a convenient place to be if you run into any bike trouble. 817 S. Perry St. , Spokane • Wash. • 747-2231 • facebook.com/twowheeltransitspokane

Zuster Cycling Zuster Cycling is a women's road, mountain and cyclocross cycling team that is 21 members strong. The team works to promote women's cycling through training, races and community events.• Find them on Facebook